Professor Wilhelm Schwaeble Molecular mechanisms involved in the induction and maintenance of inflammation and neurodegeneration in the central nervous system. Characterisation of a novel pathway of the innate anti-microbial immune response, the lectin pathway of complement activation. Development of therapeutic approaches to treat inflammatory disease and limit tissue injury. Analysis of human gene polymorphisms leading to predispositions for infectious disease.

Professor Martha Clokie Ecology and molecular biology of bacteriophages and their relationship with bacterial hosts.

Dr Primrose Freestone Studies into 'Microbial Endocrinology', relationship between stress and stress hormones and the progress of human and animal infection.

Dr Cordula Stover Role of complement in chronic disease. Special interest in the role of properdin, a key regulator of complement activation.

Professor Russell Wallis Understanding the molecular changes that occur during initiation of the classical and lectin pathways of complement activation. Specific interests include characterising the interactions between components that trigger complement activation.